RECAP: USMI Testifies on the Roles of Private MI and FHA

The recent decision by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to lower annual mortgage insurance premiums has renewed the debate about the complementary roles of private Mortgage Insurance (MI) and the FHA government mortgage insurance program.

Below are links to background materials on this topic and excerpts from a related hearing before the House Financial Services Committee Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, which included testimony by Rohit Gupta, President and CEO of Genworth Mortgage Insurance and Chair of U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI) and other housing finance experts.

U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI®) is dedicated to a housing finance system, backed by private capital that enables access to housing finance for borrowers while protecting taxpayers. Mortgage insurance (MI) offers an effective way to make mortgage credit available to more people. USMI is ready to help build the future of homeownership.